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School staff getting ready. 8.4.18
EditorGary W. Meyer BIG LAKE BOARD OF EDUCATION members, dressed in their school colors, held a banner which will welcome children back to a new year of school when they met last week. They were (from...
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Police eliminate volunteer force. 8.4.18
EditorGary W. Meyer JAMIE SHORES, new Big Lake community service officer. (Submitted Photo)The Big Lake City Council agreed with Police Chief Joel Scharf last week that the city’s police volunteer...
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Busy weekend for Ambassadors. 8.4.18
Staff WriterKeon McGarvey Big Lake Ambassadors (left ro right) Emma Curtis, Rebecca Anderson, Grace Green, Alexis Nau, Rylee Nelson and Isabella Dahlen. (Photos by Keon McGarvey) Ambassadors washed...
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8th Annual Block Party in two weeks. 8.4.18
StorySubmitted KIDS HAVING FUN at last year’s Block Party. (Archive Photo) Children and their families are encouraged to come out to the Big Lake Block Party at McPete’s Entertainment Center, 590 E....
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Hoeft to perform in library music concert. 8.4.18
StoryKen Francis Clearwater's Angie Hoeft in her studio with the three guitars she'll be playing during her concert at the Waite Park Library Thursday evening. People in the Clearwater area who have...
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CMJTS hires economic development coordinator. 8.4.18
StoryKen Francis Mark Hanson Economic Development Coordinator. Last year, Sherburne, Wright, Benton and Stearns counties formed a partnership with Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services...
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MTO helps Minnesota businesses export. 8.4.18
StoryKen Francis Gabrielle Gerbaud, Executive Director of the Minnesota Trade Office. Foreign trade is a multi-billion dollar industry, and businesses in Minnesota have a big piece of that market.At...
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BELIA has a poker run. 8.4.18
Submitted Story SITTING BACK and enjoying the poker run get together Our Big Eagle Lake Improvement Association poker run was a hit!Forty-three brave souls (including two little ones) joined us as we...
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A Night to Unite. 8.11.18
StoryKeon McGarvey Sgt Hayen and K9 Bruno do demonstrations at Kim Noding’s block party on Lake Ridge Dr. Children took to the street to have fun at the Hudson Woods block party hosted by Adam Schmidt....
View ArticleCouncil gets 1st look at levy for 2019 8.11.18
EditorGary W. MeyerThe Big Lake City Council got its first look at a proposed budget for 2019 when they met in workshop session Wednesday. Finance Mgr. Deb Wegeleben spent a half-hour with them,...
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County to ponder future of GRE. 8.11.18
StoryKen Francis Great River Energy in Elk River. (Submitted photo) The Sherburne County Board Tuesday selected two commissioners to represent the county in discussions regarding the future of Great...
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Commissioner race highlights Tuesday’s primary. 8.11.18
EditorGary W. Meyer John Dovovan Commissioner Candidate Paul Seefeld Commissioner Candidate Raeanne Danielowski Commissioner Candidate Residents will go to the polls Tuesday (Aug. 14) for the Primary...
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5 Candidates in Wright sheriff primary. 8.11.18
StoryKen Francis Chad Torkelson Sean Deringer Drew Scherber Mike Kaczmarek Stacy Braun When Wright County Sheriff Joe Hagerty announced earlier in the year he would not seek re-election, it left the...
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Holy Smoke! Brings community together. 8.11.18
StoryKeon McGarvey The air was filled with a smoked pork aroma Saturday afternoon at Saron. (Photos by Keon McGarvey) An assortment of vehicles to tour at Saron. The Newman family checks out the cement...
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Sherburne County agricultural society scholarship awarded to Aimee Schulz....
Submitted Story Aimee Schulz The Sherburne County Agricultural Society awarded its inaugural Agriculture Scholarship to Aimee Schulz of Becker during the 2018 Sherburne County Fair. At least one...
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Street projects moving slowly. 8.11.18
EditorGary W. Meyer The unfinished sidewalk, along Rose Drive. Crew were laying sidewalk Friday. There has been a delay in getting concrete sidewalks poured - and that has held up construction on two...
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MICA: Lawmakers came up short. 8.11.18
Staff Writer Ken Francis MICA Executive Director Keith Carlson Minnesota could be facing financial trouble next year.That was one of the messages presented by Minnesota Inter-County Association...
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Quick night for township board. 8.11.18
Staff Writer Keon McGarvey Todd Olin describes the Two Rivers Preliminary Plat Review to the Township board. (Photo by Keon McGarvey) The Big Lake Township Board quickly took care of business in a...
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Primary vote pairs down candidate field. 8.18.18
EditorGary W. Meyer Raeanne Danielowski Commissioner Candidate Paul Seefeld Commissioner Candidate Jim Newberger US Senate Candidate Raeanne Danielowski and Paul Seefeld easily outdistanced their...
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2 rainy days cut into county fair numbers. 8.18.18
Staff Writer Ken Francis Sherburne County Fair carnival (photo by Keon McGarvey) Two days of bad weather and competition from two other area county fairs cut into attendance figures for the Sherburne...
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